For those of you who have had no luck with the NES ROMs source which automatically adds the most popular NES ROMs this guide is for you.
In order manually add NES ROMs you need a program that will allow you to SSH into your iPod Touch.
Mac users should use Fugu. You can get Fugu at http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/.
Windows users should use Putty, which you will find at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/.
The below screen shot is from Fugu, since I have a mac. If you are using Fugu you should see this screen. It will be very similar for Putty.
Where it says connect to you will put in your iPod Touch’s IP address. You can find this on you iPod by click on settings, then Wi-Fi. Now click the blue arrow next to the network name and you will get your IP address. For the username put in root. The port is 22. When asked for a password put in alpine.
To manually copy over NES ROMs go to the Media folder.
Once you are in the Media folder go to the ROMs folder.
Next you should see the NES folder.
Simply copy the ROMs you have downloaded into this folder.
If you don’t have any ROMs and are wondering where to get those, I’ve got you covered.
You can find the most popular ROMs at these 4 sites:
1: http://www.theoldcomputer.com/Libara…ms_summary.htm
2: http://www.freeroms.com/ then click NES
3: http://www.coolrom.com/roms/nes/
4: http://www.romnation.net/srv/roms/nes.html
As always remember to only download ROMs of the games you actually have purchased.
January 12, 2008 at 1:23 pm |
Finally, thank you so much for this
Got all 3 Marios and tetris, that is all I ever wanted!!
January 13, 2008 at 2:18 am |
is the fugu program steps the same as putty?
January 13, 2008 at 2:30 am |
The steps ate almost exactly the same, same password, username, and port number. Once you’ve SSH into your iTouch the folders names above are exactly the same.
January 13, 2008 at 2:10 pm |
yo man none of this stuff makes sense i go to download it an all it says is how its illegal i need some help son so someone plaese tell me how to do this cus the easy way didnt work neither
January 13, 2008 at 4:32 pm |
It is illegal to download ROMs you don’t own, that is all that means…
January 13, 2008 at 6:32 pm |
someone help me with using putty because its not the same steps. i feel like ripping my hair out ive been trying to do this all day
January 14, 2008 at 10:11 am |
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January 14, 2008 at 3:59 pm |
If you can’s follow this manual way Jack, just wait another day or two and the nes, gba, and psx roms sources will all be back up and running.
February 2, 2008 at 11:01 pm |
when i do it it it gives error:
“unable to openconnection to
(insert ipod wifi code)
host does not exist”
how do I fix this? im suing putty and it never asks me for a pass word or username
February 15, 2008 at 7:43 am |
root alpine doesnt work?
February 15, 2008 at 12:29 pm |
it should work jake
username: root
password: alpine
make sure you are on port 22
February 22, 2008 at 2:17 pm |
O-M-G…it says failed. i cannot connect to the ipod through putty.
1. YES I HAVE PUT IN IP ADDRESS OF IPOD
2. I TRIED THE SOURCE, THEN DOWNLOAD A ROM, AND AND AND THEN WENT TO NES. it said there were no roms in it. so basically…
i cant add manually because it won’t let me access my files through putty, or cuteftp. and i downloaded the source and chose the rom i wanted (downloaded it) and then i went to NES.app and nothing was there.
whats this.. gba bio or somthing… uh
brains explodin’
February 22, 2008 at 2:22 pm |
When I use Putty I get:
Putty Fatal Error:
Network Error: Connection Refused
Port is at 22
February 22, 2008 at 9:08 pm |
I’ve done this and many other ways and when I go under the /var/mobile/Media/ROMs/NES in Cuteftp it shows that I have all these roms there on the iPod, but when I got to play them under the NES emulator it says no NES ROMs were found still. Anybody have any idea what I could do?
February 24, 2008 at 9:31 pm |
Hi i have problems with putty as well – it never asks for log or pass, there seems to be no entry field for it where you enter the IP address, port, etc… I have tried WinSCP as well with no reseults.
I get network error: connection refused
Just to clarify, the connection is to be made over Wifi, correct? Or do i need my ipod connected via USB?
February 25, 2008 at 12:26 am |
ok i solved my connection refused error: you need ssh client installed on your ipod/phone
I followed this page from step 12 (the previous steps i had already done)
http://www.hackthatphone.com/73/iphone_install_ssh_windows.html
Uploaded the roms to the correct folder, restarted ipod by holding 5 sec then sliding red bar, and roms are showing up and working!
February 26, 2008 at 3:31 pm |
I’m having the same problem as Josh, “The NES emulator it says no NES ROMs were found still”… it gets me frustrated.
February 26, 2008 at 11:16 pm |
hi everyone
ive been trying to get my roms to work… so here’s my main problem :
i cant get fugu to find my ipod ….
oh and by the way I don(t know how to get them both on my wifi connections at the same time…
it’s either one or the other… I think that the main source of my problem…
please anyone help…. im desperate
February 26, 2008 at 11:17 pm |
wifi for my ipod and my mac at the same time ?
how??doesn’t seem to work for me
February 26, 2008 at 11:22 pm |
Do you have open SSH installed? If not install it and turn SSH on.
February 26, 2008 at 11:25 pm |
/var/mobile/Media/ROMs/NES
Make sure you have OpenSSH installed on your iPod before all of this.
[1] Download & install WinSCP (google it).
[2] Connect your iPod to Wi-Fi. Find your iPod’s IP (blue arrow).
[3] Connect to your iPod with WinSCP. The hostname is your iPod’s IP. Port 22, username is “root”, password is “alpine” (without the quotes).
[4] Download some NES roms. Google them. If they’re in a .zip file, extract them.
[5] Take the .nes file(s) and put them in the folder NES mentioned. If the folders aren’t there, make ‘em. Pay attention to capitalization.
[6] Have fun.
May 11, 2009 at 1:36 pm |
thanks
February 26, 2008 at 11:44 pm |
i do have open ssh (by the way there isn’t any icon for this thing right?)
anyway still aint workin… my wifi ip adress is the same for my ipod and for my computer…
heres what Fugu tells me “ssh: connect to host ++++++++++port 22 : connection refused”
the one that finds out whats my problem will gets my eternal thanx
February 28, 2008 at 5:18 pm |
ALex used your method and got an error it said message refused any ideas??
February 28, 2008 at 5:48 pm |
it says my roms are in the NES folder on the ssh but yet on my ipod still saysNo roms found please upload rooms to /var…
February 28, 2008 at 5:54 pm |
@ Jordan
If your running 1.1.3 you need to move them to a different directory.
Look at the FAQ, it tells you where they need to go.
February 28, 2008 at 7:06 pm |
Can I suggest you do as I did as I had such problems with my itouch over getting this to work, at one stage I was locking up.
Delete the NES folder and any NES games you have put in there to try, uninstall the emulator and reboot your pod.
Now go back to scratch, install emulator.
I also found that you do one thing at a time and reboot each time, put emulator in, reboot, make new folder names ROMs/NES reboot.
Add a game, reboot
check if the game works
February 28, 2008 at 7:19 pm |
A lot of people seem to be having problems with getting the ROMs to be found. The main problem is because the newest version of nes.app looks for the ROMs in a different place. The new place that your ROMs need to be is: var/media/ROMs/NES
ROMs must be spelled exactly the same way with the lowercase “s”
February 28, 2008 at 7:22 pm |
if figured out the problem with my NES now i need help with my GBA emulator. the programs are in the correct file based on the location listed underneath the error yet none of my ROMs are available to play??
NE body!!
Need HElp!!
February 28, 2008 at 10:58 pm |
[...] What can those of you who are having problems do? The answer is, you’re going to have to create the new file path EXACTLY as you see it above. This includes the proper capitalization. You can do this by downloading Mobile Finder in your installer.app or using any program to SSH into your iPod Touch. For the two programs I like, as well as for a guide of how to SSH, look at this post. [...]
February 29, 2008 at 1:01 am |
can anyone help me change /var/root/Media/ROMs/NES TO /var/mobile/Media/ROMs/NES.. I have an NES file and I have mobilefinder installed.
-Thanks
February 29, 2008 at 6:58 am |
I have windows
now I don’t coonect my iPod to my pc using wifi
so what adress should I enter
February 29, 2008 at 8:31 am |
I have gain alot from all the post
March 1, 2008 at 6:27 pm |
Romnation ROM source listed above attempts to install a virus. I would steer clear.
April 22, 2008 at 10:06 pm |
this site really helped me out especially with the file structure.
April 29, 2008 at 8:56 pm |
I cant connect my pc to the wifi that my touchh is connected, so how can i ssh mine??
please!!!
May 15, 2008 at 1:18 am |
To manually copy over NES ROMs go to the Media folder.
Stupid question; Where is this?
June 16, 2008 at 8:47 am |
Hey OK, I know this is going to sound stupid compared to all of your technical questions, but when I type in the username and port, it takes me to enter a password, the password alpine is refused, why would that be happening?
June 16, 2008 at 8:48 am |
never mind, I realized it was a lowercase r on root, sorry for posting randomness then
July 14, 2008 at 2:49 pm |
what if there is no ROMs folder?
July 15, 2008 at 3:09 pm |
Cant find the media folder or the ROMS folder. Please help!
July 15, 2008 at 3:20 pm |
Never mind i found it, if anyone is having the same problem go to private/var/mobile/media/ROMS.
August 7, 2008 at 10:14 am |
I’m very dissapointed over the NES emulator. I think it’s very laggy and hard to play ;<
August 24, 2008 at 11:14 am |
do ihave to be connected to a wifi network while using openssh?
October 3, 2008 at 12:47 pm |
ok fugu worked for me before. now the identification has changed apparently
there is nothing wrong with my itouch and putty sucks ass.
wat is the new username and password?!
October 28, 2008 at 5:13 am |
do you have to do it on a wifi area or can you just do it home? coz i dont have wifi at home
October 30, 2008 at 6:20 am |
my fugu program can’t connect with my ipod.
can u tell me what to do?
February 16, 2009 at 1:37 pm |
it says port 22:connection refused
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March 16, 2009 at 6:37 pm |
On putty i put in my ipod’s ip and the username and password, it then asks for my root# what do i put in?
April 12, 2009 at 4:48 pm |
im havin the same probelm, wtf is the root #?
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May 30, 2009 at 3:25 pm |
Thats Bull…. All i got was a command line and it doesn’t respond…you SUCK